In September 2007, College Bound will open a new community based location, east of the river, partnering with Cesar Chavez
Public Charter School. Call 202-842-0858 for more details.
Rustin M. Lewis was named Chief Executive Officer at the Board of Directors' July 2007 meeting. Leo Lawless was appointed Vice Chairman and four new board
members were appointed: Leon Rodriguez, County Attorney for Montgomery County, Sheila Stewart, News and Community Affairs Director for WKYS-FM (a Radio One station),
James Brown, Founder and President of Xcalibur, a Washington, DC based IT consulting firm, and Colleen O'Brien, Vice President, Research and Planning, Council for
Opportunity in Education and Director of the Pell Institute.
College Bound now has a Development and Marketing Department, headed by Delphine Hall-Anderson. Lauren Conte joins College Bound
on September 4th as its Grant Writer and Development Assistant.
College Bound would like to thank Mayor Adrian Fenty who was the Keynote Speaker and recipient of the 2007 Community Leadership Award at our 16th Annual End of Year Celebration on May 24, 2007 at the Howard University Blackburn Center. Joining Mayor Fenty were Former Lt. Governor
Michael Steele and Seat Pleasant, Maryland Mayor, Eugene Grant. College Bound also thanks The Freddie Mac Foundation for its sponsorship of this year's event. Other sponsors included Ernst & Young, the Mead Family Foundation, Black Television Network, Radio One, Urban Service Systems, College Hunks Hauling Junk and E&G Group. Their support makes college a reality for DC public school students.
College Bound would also like to thank Chevy Chase Bank, the Wachovia Foundation, the Capitol Hill Community Foundation, Dewy Ballantine, E.C. Wareheim Foundation, the Miller &
Chevalier Foundation, the Jerry Taylor and Nancy Bryant Foundation, George Preston Marshall Foundation the Samuel J. & Eleanor T. Rosenfeld Foundation, Lucas-Spindletop
Foundation, Clark-Winchcole Foundation, Catto Charitable Foundation, National Capital Bank of Washington, Arnoff Family Foundation, Kappa Alpha Psi, Fraternity, the Olender Foundation,
Cavanaugh, Hagan and Pierson, Jenesis Group, Corina Higginson Trust, the University Club of Washington, Dimick Foundation, Bancroft Foundation, Rotary Club of Washington, the Sundial Foundation,
The Mead Family Foundation, DC Children and Youth Investment Corporation, Calvert Social Investment Foundation, Signa Partners, the Westley Family Foundation,
Sallie Mae Foundation and United Way of the National Capital Area for their support in making college a reality for DC public school students.
For 2007, College Bound is sending 36 students to college this fall. Join us in congradulating these students for a job well done!
Other News about College Bound
In January 2005, College Bound opened its 5th site in partnership with the DC Parks and Recreation Department. The new site is located in the Sherwood Recreation Center.
Maurice Brown joined College Bound during his 8th grade year. This year he graduated from College Bound and high school with a $6,000 College Bound Scholarship and a $108,000 Trachtenberg Scholarship to attend George Washington University.
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Points of Light Award: College Bound was awarded the Daily Points of Light Award on August 30, 2002
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